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Senior Procurement Category Manager

Ref: AS1430728

London, UK

£60,000

  • Permanent
  • Strategic Sourcing Expert
  • Supplier Relationship Savant
  • Procurement Process Optimisation

About the candidate

The candidate is an adept Senior Procurement Category Manager with considerable experience in high-level procurement and category management roles across diverse sectors, including nonprofit, public sector, and retail. Highlighting their experience in managing substantial budgets, notably in the marketing and events category with an annual spend around £100m. They are well-known for their effective negotiation skills, strategic sourcing, and supplier relationship management, making significant impacts on cost-saving and organisational efficiencies.

Having worked with large-scale organisations, they excel in dynamic and fast-paced environments. Their proactive and problem-solving approach has been central to successfully fostering supplier compliance, enhancing service delivery, and bolstering cross-functional collaborations to align procurement strategies with organisational goals.

What makes them great?

  • Cost Reductions and Efficiency Gains: Achieved a 20% cost reduction and a 30% reduction in procurement cycle times, demonstrating an innate ability to drive financial and operational efficiencies.
  • Cultural Innovation in Procurement Practices: Led transformational changes within procurement teams by embedding a strategic, data-driven approach, significantly enhancing operational outcomes and supplier innovations.
  • Leadership and Collaboration: Recognised for a collaborative management style, effectively uniting cross-functional teams towards common procurement and organisational goals.

Areas of expertise

  • Strategic Sourcing: Demonstrated expertise in developing and executing sourcing strategies that realise significant cost reductions while maintaining high standards of quality and service.
  • Supplier Relationship Management: Skilled in cultivating robust relationships with suppliers, improving compliance and performance metrics through effective negotiations and ongoing management.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Proven ability in influencing and engaging with senior stakeholders to ensure procurement strategies are fully aligned with broader organisational objectives.